Engineers at ifm efector inc., Exton, Pa., (ifm.com) have developed a solid-state sensor that engineers can add to robots, pick-and-place equipment, machine vision, and a host of other applications to ...

The sensors provide a reliable alternative to mechanical switches that may have a high rate of wear and tear. The sensors use capacitive technology for start and stop actuation, and are available with ...

Device instrumentation is provided by ifm with a variety of ideal sensors to gather machine operation data. The sensor data is translated to Ethernet/IP traffic by the ifm IO-Link master block and ...

Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) architecture strategies have largely centered on sending data from controllers, edge devices, or software systems (such as manufacturing execution ...

Advanced PMD time-of-flight technology delivers millimetre precision and expanded ranges up to four metres for diverse industrial applications.

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